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Does $100k to fund cultured meat development have a greater animal welfare benefit than $100k to corporate animal welfare campaigns for chickens?

42% chance

0 comments
6
6 forecasters
42%chance

Will an epidemic or agroterrorist attack on US agriculture cause at least $20 billion (2021 USD) in damage by 2040?

22.1% chance

2
0 comments
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29 forecasters
22.1%chance

A decrease in US meat production by 2025?

33% chance

23
99 comments
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171 forecasters
33%chance

How many American state ballots will have a factory farm ban on them by the end of 2030 due to Pro-Animal Future?

0 comments
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1 forecaster

When will the number of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in the US have declined by 90% relative to 2020 levels?

Jan 2061 (Oct 2048 - >Dec 2070)

3
44 comments
14
14 forecasters
Jan 2061
(Oct 2048 - >Dec 2070)

When will a biological attack against crops or livestock result in at least 100 deaths or $1 billion (2021 USD) in damages?

Sep 2045 (Dec 2031 - Apr 2067)

5
22 comments
15
15 forecasters
Sep 2045
(Dec 2031 - Apr 2067)

If the price of the highest-quality hamburger-imitating plant products fell by 10% everywhere, how many more/fewer chickens would be consumed globally in the year 2030 (as a +/- percent)?

0 comments

How many thousand cattle will be slaughtered in Australia in Q4 2020?

1859 (1764 - 1937)

4
1212 comments
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33 forecasters
1859
(1764 - 1937)

Will An American State Ban Factory Farming by 2030?

6% chance

0 comments
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11 forecasters
6%chance

When will at least 5 cultivated meat products be approved for sale in the US?

10 Mar 2027 (21 Feb 2026 - 27 Nov 2028)

8
1616 comments
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69 forecasters
10 Mar 2027
(21 Feb 2026 - 27 Nov 2028)

What Percentage Of US Farms Will Be Reported To Have Used Precision Agriculture For Crops or Livestock By Aug. 2027?

21 % of Farms (16.6 - 26.1)

0 comments
1
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21 % of Farms
(16.6 - 26.1)

Will the three-year average of livestock production subsidies fall below $150M/year by 2030?

17% chance

3
33 comments
40
40 forecasters
17%chance

Will AGI-caused economic growth lead to lab-grown meat pushing out factory farming?

30% chance

1
0 comments
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10 forecasters
30%chance

Five years after AGI, how many animals will be slaughtered in factory farms?

74.6B billion animals (32.4B - 100B)

4
1010 comments
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22 forecasters
74.6B billion animals
(32.4B - 100B)

Will agriculture, forestry, and fishing add at least 5% of value to world GDP before 2030?

26% chance

8
77 comments
24
24 forecasters
26%chance

Will commercial farming of cows, pigs and chickens for meat be prohibited in the US before 2041?

1% chance

7
1717 comments
127
127 forecasters
1%chance

Will there be an AI Sputnik moment before 2050?

95% chance

20
4141 comments
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158 forecasters
95%chance

Will any top 10 global meat processor/producer go bankrupt before 2028?

22% chance

7
33 comments
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64 forecasters
22%chance

How much will US livestock production be subsidized, on average, in over the 2021-22 period?

637M (420M - 1.09B)

4
1111 comments
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34 forecasters
637M
(420M - 1.09B)

How many commercial cattle, in millions, will be slaughtered in the U.S. in 2032 if the lowest retail price of clean meat in 2026 is greater than $20 per kg?

32.7 million cattle (28.5 - 36.9)

7
22 comments
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32.7 million cattle
(28.5 - 36.9)

How many commercial cattle, in millions, will be slaughtered in the U.S. in 2032 if the lowest retail price of clean meat in 2026 is between $8 and $20 per kg?

31.1 million (26.9 - 35.8)

6
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31.1 million
(26.9 - 35.8)

Animal Welfare Series: clean meat

16
44 comments

Animal Welfare Series

11
22 comments

Animal Welfare Series: plant-based meat

3
11 comment